A detention officer in Texas' Ellis County was killed Monday in an attack by an inmate the sheriff describes as a "heinous, horrific, purposeful murder." In a press release, officials with the sheriff ...

An Ellis County jail inmate died Tuesday after being found unconscious with an apparent self-inflicted injury, according to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred in the early ...

According to Sheriff Brad Norman, the woman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Another elderly man was found shot and taken to a hospital.

ELLIS COUNTY, Texas — Three people were shot and injured, one critically, at an "unsanctioned trail ride event," the Ellis County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. Deputies responded around ...